D23: Animated Projects Announced at Disney’s Ultimate Fan Event including ‘Frozen III’

It was a weekend filled with everything for the ultimate Disney fan at the Anaheim Convention Center at this weekend’s D23.

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From sneak peeks of new Disney movies and shows to first looks at new experiences and products, D23 is the place where news is made for fans of Disney’s theme parks, characters and more. Below is a sneak peek at all of the animated projects coming up, including “Frozen III,” “Zootopia III,” “Hexed,” “Gatto,” and “Coco 2.”

Frozen III

Elsa, Anna and Olaf are back for another adventure as D23 announced the next “Frozen” movie. “Frozen 3” cast members Kristen Bell (voice of Anna) and Idina Menzel (voice of Elsa), performed a new version of the song “Frozen Heart,” and Josh Gad (voice of Olaf), who performed a new love song for Olaf’s first crush, titled “Ooooh, Samantha.” Both songs are written by Academy Award®-winning composer duo Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez (Frozen, Coco, Frozen 2). In the final surprise of the night, the trio unveiled all-new animation of Anna, Elsa, Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven, which hinted at a new villainess whose powers rival those of Elsa’s. In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Frozen 3, Anna, Elsa, Kristoff, and Olaf return for their next adventure. Frozen 3 is directed by Academy Award® winner Jennifer Lee (Frozen, Frozen 2) and Trent Correy (Once Upon a Studio, Once Upon a Snowman, Zootopia+), produced by Christina Chen (Moana 2, Iwájú), and releases in theaters on November 24, 2027.

Gatto

Docter closed out Pixar Animation Studios’ portion of the program with a D23 exclusive look at Disney and Pixar’s March 5, 2027, theatrical release Gatto. In the upcoming animated adventure, the scrappy black cat Nero (voiced by Mark Ruffalo) begins to question whether he’s lived the right lives after years of maneuvering the canal-ridden, superstitious city of Venice, Italy. Indebted to Rocco (voiced by Laurence Fishburne), the ruthless local feline mob boss, Nero finds himself in a quandary and is forced to forge a truly unexpected friendship that may finally lead him to his purpose – unless Venice gets the better of him first. Gatto is directed by Enrico Casarosa and produced by Andrea Warren, the filmmaking team behind Disney and Pixar’s Oscar®-nominated feature Luca.

Hexed

In a significant casting update for the studio’s November 25, 2026, original magical coming-of-age saga Disney’s Hexed, Bush was joined onstage by Hailee Steinfeld (Sinners, True Grit), the previously announced voice of the film’s lead Billie Doe, an impulsive and unconventional teenage girl who discovers secret magical abilities. The two then welcomed Walton Goggins (Fallout, The White Lotus) to the stage as it was revealed he will voice the new character Beef Roger Crummchuk, a reclusive, magical three-eyed cat who forges an uneasy alliance with Billie and her cautious mother Alice (voiced by Rashida Jones) as they embark on a spectacle-filled journey out of suburbia and into a vast magical realm called Hexe. An exclusive piece featuring Beef Roger Crummchuk was shown in-room. Two-time Academy Award® winner Jodie Foster next took the stage as it was revealed that she will voice Queen Celeste, a sinister figure who will stop at nothing to maintain her power in perpetuity over Hexe. Disney’s Hexed is directed by Fawn Veerasunthorn (Wish) and Jason Hand (Moana 2), co-directed by Josie Trinidad (Zootopia+), and produced by Oscar® winners Roy Conli (Big Hero 6) and Yvett Merino (Encanto).

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Coco 2

D23 provided updates for Disney and Pixar’s Coco 2. New concept art revealed Miguel as a teenager, and then Benjamin Bratt (voice of Ernesto de la Cruz), appeared on stage, confirming that the first film’s villain will reemerge in Coco 2, resulting in a life-changing return trip to the Land of the Dead for Miguel. Coco 2 reunites the team behind the original film, including Academy Award®-winning director Lee Unkrich (Toy Story 3) and co-director Adrian Molina (Coco). Oscar® winner Mark Nielsen (Toy Story 4) produces. Coco 2 will debut exclusively in theaters in November 2029. Shortly after, Disney & Pixar Games and SQUARE ENIX shared new details on KINGDOM HEARTS IV which will feature a world inspired by Coco, and a late 2027 release window.

The Bluey Movie

Disney’s showcase featured a brand-new teaser trailer and poster debut for The Bluey Movie, complete with a surprise game of Keepy Uppy for fans with giant versions of the iconic red balloons. The teaser trailer offers a first look at the CG-animated film based on the beloved series about Bluey, a lovable, inexhaustible blue heeler dog who lives with her Mum, Dad, and little sister, Bingo. The Bluey Movie takes place on an action-packed day when a big surprise changes everything for Bluey and her family. The film arrives in theaters on August 6, 2027. The Bluey Movie is written and directed by creator Joe Brumm and produced by Ludo Studio in collaboration with BBC Studios, with distribution through Walt Disney Studios. The film is produced by Amber Naismith and co-directed by Richard Jeffery. Joe Brumm also serves as executive producer, alongside Charlie Aspinwall and Daley Pearson for Ludo Studio, and Justine Flynn for BBC Studios. Returning voice talent includes Melanie Zanetti and David McCormack as Mum (Chilli) and Dad (Bandit).

Ice Age: Boiling Point

The herd is back! Ice Age: Boiling Point cast members Queen Latifah and Denis Leary took the stage, introducing an exclusive clip in-room for D23 attendees that featured Scrat, Baby Scrat, and which introduced their enormous, prehistoric cousin, Jurassic Scrat. The highly anticipated film is a dinosaur-and-lava-filled madcap adventure that takes Manny (voiced by Ray Romano), Sid (voiced by John Leguizamo), Diego (voiced by Denis Leary), Ellie (voiced by Queen Latifah), Buck (voiced by Simon Pegg), the acorn-obsessed trio of Scrat, Baby Scrat, and Jurassic Scrat, and the rest of the herd to visit never-before-seen corners of the treacherous Lost World. The film is directed by John C. Donkin (The Ice Age Adventures of Buck Wild), produced by Lori Forte (Ice Age, Ice Age: Collision Course) and releases exclusively in theaters February 5, 2027.

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